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Communication for the Information Technology Age

February 2004

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In response to the president's ar-ticulation of a new space vision andspace exploration program for NASAand the nation, NASA Headquartershas established a new Exploration Sys-tems enterprise under the direction ofAdmiral Craig E. Steidle.

In keeping with this new thrust,NASA Ames recently announced for-mation of an Exploration Systems Of-fice to coordinate the center's efforts tohelp infuse mission-critical technologyinto NASA programs, thereby enablingand enhancing the wide range of futurerobotic and human space missions.

The new Ames office will act muchlike a 'tiger team' -- officially it will be

constituted as an Integrated ProductTeam (IPT) -- that will draw upon re-sources from across NASA Ames andwill work directly with the center's re-search and engineering directorates, in-cluding aerospace, information sciencesand technology, astrobiology and spaceresearch and project management andengineering.

The new office, within the office ofthe Ames center director, will be themain point of contact for the new Explo-ration Systems Enterprise, Code T, atNASA Headquarters.

"I have asked Dr. Daniel J. Clancy tolead the Ames Exploration Systems Of-

“The quest for the future isto join the threads of humanand robotic in a commongoal.” …Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbard

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NASA Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbardaddresses the Commonwealth Club ofCalifornia in San Francisco recently tellingthem of the president’s new space vision.

Emboldened by President Bush’snewly announced vision for space ex-ploration, NASA is poised to embark on

a new quest to explore the solar systemand beyond by robots and humans, ac-cording to Ames Research Center Direc-tor G. Scott Hubbard.

Addressing the CommonweatlhClub of California in San Francisco Feb.9, Hubbard said the time has come toorganize NASA’s exploration efforts toanswer some of the “grand challengesof science: Are we alone? Where did wecome from? Where are we going?” Henoted that NASA already has “many ofthe tools and can develop the new oneswe need” to implement the president’svision of exploration and discovery.

Hubbard vowed that the focus ofNASA’s quest will be “coordinated andstrategic, committed and long term andthat it would provide a return on invest-ment for everyone,” including scientistsand students, average citizens, tradi-tional business people and Silicon Val-ley entrepreneurs.

“We will take a realistic approach tocost, based on technological availabilityand without the pressure of an Apollo-type schedule,” Hubbard said. He alsopledged to take a realistic approach torisk by identifying, managing and miti-gating it.

“There is risk and there is gambling;

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we will take measured risk, but we willnot gamble with robots or humans,”Hubbard declared.

Speaking before an audience ofabout 150 people, Hubbard said NASAwould use all its capabilities to explorespace and that the ratio of robots tohumans would change over time. “Atsome point, the human being will be-come the dominant tool for exploration,first as a test-bed on the moon and then

exploring Mars,” Hubbard said.During the president’s Jan. 14 an-

nouncement of the new vision for NASA,the president pledged to extend humanpresence across the solar system, start-ing with a human mission to the moonby the year 2020.

While many people, particularly thenews media, have focused on returninghumans to the moon, Hubbard pointedout that the new vision is much morethan that. “Robotic exploration of otherworlds is a critical element,” he said.Implementation of the new space ex-ploration program will begin now, ex-

plained Hubbard, with key missions al-ready in progress, such as Mars explora-tion, visits to other solar system targetsand both space and airborne telescopes.

“Exploration of the solar system willbe guided by compelling questions ofscientific and societal importance,”Hubbard observed. “Consistent withthe NASA vision and mission, NASAexploration programs will seek profoundanswers to questions of our origins,whether life exists beyond Earth andhow we could live on other worlds.”

Hubbard noted that the NASA As-trobiology Institute at Ames, a partner-ship between NASA and 16 other orga-nizations nationwide, is currently con-ducting research to answer those veryquestions. “Consistent with recent dis-coveries, NASA will focus on likely hab-itable environments at the planet Mars,the moons of Jupiter and in other solarsystems,” Hubbard said.

He said NASA would first send hu-man and robotic explorers as partners.“Robotic explorers will visit new worldsfirst, to obtain scientific data, demon-strate breakthrough technologies, iden-tify space resources and send tantalizingimagery back to Earth,” Hubbard said.Next will be human explorers, who willconduct in-depth research and buildupon the knowledge gained from theirrobotic exploration partners. “Humansand robots will go hand in claw search-ing for data and input,” he said.

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The Mars Center at NASA Amesopened on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 7:30

p.m. to 11 p.m. so that Bay area newsmedia representatives and the generalpublic could view live televised cover-age and commentary of the landing of

the Mars Exploration Rover ‘Opportu-nity.’ The rover landed on the red planetat 9:05 p.m.

The new Mars Center is located inthe large white tent that formerly housedSpace Camp California at the main gateto Moffett Field. The Mars Center openedto the public Dec. 29 and will remainopen through June 2004. So far, morethan 30,000 visitors have come to theMars Center, which features a dynamicarray of interactive displays, exhibitsand demonstrations designed to excite,inform and educate the public about themysteries of the red planet.

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NASA Ames Mars Center visitors applaud and cheer as they hear the news that the Mars rover‘Opportunity’ has landed on the red planet on Jan. 24.

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fice," said G. Scott Hubbard, center di-rector, in a memorandum to staff. Clancywas serving as director of Code I whenhe was appointed to head the new of-fice. "In his role as leader of the AmesExploration Office, Dan will report di-rectly to me and will focus full time onthe Exploration Office."

A glance at this center's fundingprofiles demonstrates the diversity ofresearch and technology developmentat NASA Ames. While still fully com-mitted to aviation systems, safety andair traffic management and research,NASA Ames is not an 'aeronautics' cen-ter in the classical sense, and has notbeen so for a long period of time. Indeed,Ames funding and work are split almostuniformly amongst the new Explora-tion Systems enterprise, the Space Sci-ence enterprise (Code S), and the Officeof Biological and Physical Research(Code U), with a substantially smallerportion in support of the Earth Science(Code Y) and Education (Code N) enter-prises. Funding from, and support for,the Office of Aeronautics (Code R) con-stitutes something less than 20 percent

of Ames' current budget and focus."Approximately 80 percent of the

on-going work at NASA Ames is linedup very well with the new explorationvision," observed Hubbard. "Our scien-tific focus is squarely in the middle ofthe new presidential focus," he addedwhen speaking to news media reportersrecently.

The Ames Exploration Office willwork in four main areas to enable thepresident's space exploration vision:definition of science drivers for spacemissions, advanced architecture stud-ies, project management for advanceddevelopment work and technology de-velopment.

"Ames will also play a key role indeveloping technology to enable thisnew vision," Hubbard added. "Criticaltechnology areas include thermal pro-tection systems, intelligent systems,high-end computing, bio-sensors, ad-vanced life-support, space-human fac-tors, nanotechnology and many others."

The center’s normal hours of opera-tion are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

and on Saturday and Sunday from 12p.m. to 4 p.m.

For information about the Mars Ex-ploration Rovers, visit: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer. For further in-formation about the Mars Center, visit:http://www.arc.nasa.gov

Here are a few of the commentsvisitors to the Mars Center made in thevisitor’s log:

“Makes me proud!”“This is awesome!““Fantastic! This is the best!”“Great learning activity center”“Go NASA! We thank you!”“Fascinating!”“Great interactive exhibit for kids of all ages”“Impressive and exciting!”“Marvelous!““We will remember this forever!““Exciting times!”“Awesome! Well spent tax dollars!““Loved doing the lego robots““NASA Ames has a lot to be proud of““I want to be an astronaut““Teaches kids new things““Wonderful exhibits and docents““Great place to learn about Mars““Good variety. We learned a lot““Impressionante!““Excellent docents!”

BY JOHN BLUCK

Ames staff and visitors show their joy athearing the news that ‘Opportunity’ hassuccessfully landed on the red planet.

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Thousands of families could be seenlining up outside the Mars Center wait-ing for their turn to ‘roam the red planet.’During the month of January, families

were invited to participate in one of thethree ‘family nights’ held at the newMars venue.

On a typical ‘Mars day,’ one canmanipulate the interactive rover look-ing for water, immerse themselves inNASA TV with updated photos from‘Spirit’ and ‘Opportunity,’ or view themany informational exhibits lining thewalls. Family nights are geared towardparents and their children, so along withthe everyday exhibits, family activitieswere added to encourage children andtheir parents to learn about NASA andthe Mars mission.

If you were to visit during one ofthese family nights, you would see chil-dren racing around the center trying tolocate the answers to their Mars scaven-ger hunt (answers to the questions wereembedded in the different exhibits.)They also completed different activitiesthat incorporated fun with learning.Among these activities were building arover out of marshmallows and grahamcrackers; plenty of children were eagerto eat their accomplishments; making acrater by dropping a marble into a floursubstance (people are able to imitate ameteor impact on Mars); hit the landingsite, using a felt map of Mars and Velcrodarts; and other types of fun learningactivities. After the children were fin-

What is a ‘CER’? A ‘CER’ is acenter export representative, some-one who has undergone basic exportcontrol training and has been desig-nated by the center export adminis-trator as their code’s ‘go-to’ personfor export control review and ap-proval on NASA Form 1676 and ARCForm 1676A.

To find out who your CER is, checkthe list on the Web at http://jp.arc.nasa.gov/EC/CER.html.

Do you have a question for theexport expert? Send it care [email protected]. And, visitus on the Web at http://jp.arc.nasa.gov/EC/EC.html.

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ished they looked to a local girl scout tohelp correct their answers. If they had awrong answer, then one of the scoutswould direct them to the correct exhibitand for an excellent paper, children re-ceived a NASA sticker.

Lynn Harper, from the Astrobiol-ogy Office, and Tom Gates, an aero-space education specialist, were speak-ers at the family nights. They wereavailable to answer questions aboutMars and the mission. Also, Brian Dayof Ames’ Education Office set up histelescope outside to give visitors achance to view Mars, as well as Venusand Saturn. “Saturn’s opposition is clos- BY JENNIFER KREMER

est to Earth which makes it great forviewing,” stated Day. And viewing theplanets is what they did, with manypeople returning three or four times tolook through the telescope.

People are excited to learn aboutour current venture and the young andold seemed to enjoy themselves, mak-ing the family nights a huge success. Soif you missed these family nights, youmight get another chance to join theadventure. No dates have been set forfuture family night missions to the redplanet.

Ask the export expert!Ask the export expert!Ask the export expert!Ask the export expert!Ask the export expert!

NASA photos by Daniel Wentz

Tom Clausen of Ames’ Education Office (Code DP), right, speaks about Mars to students visiting theMars Center on family night recently.

Kids maneuver the mini rovers in the MarsCenter at NASA Ames during family night.


NASA Ames astrophysicist YvonnePendleton was recently elected a fellowof the California Academy of Sciencesfor her contributions to the study oforganic material in the interstellar me-dium in the Milky Way and other galax-ies.

Pendleton is an infrared observa-tional astronomer in the Planetary Sys-tems Branch, who pursues the originand evolution of interstellar organic mat-ter, from star-forming regions to theincorporation of this material into primi-tive solar system bodies.

Recruited in her senior year fromGeorgia Institute of Technology, she hasbeen a research scientist at Ames since1979. She earned her master's degree inaerospace engineering from Stanford in1981 and her Ph.D. in astrophysics fromthe University of California, Santa Cruzin 1987. Since that time, her researchinto star-forming regions and interstel-lar dust has resulted in over 70 publica-tions in scientific journals, the editorshipof two conference proceedings booksand many invitations to present her re-sults at national and international con-ferences.

Asteroid 7165 Pendleton was namedin her honor by the International Astro-nomical Union specifically for her con-tribution to the study of organic materi-als and the role these basic building

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blocks may have played in the origin oflife on Earth.

She is a gifted teacher and mentor,and was recognized with the NASA

Ames Mentor of the Year Award in 1996.Her most recent outreach effort is anintegrated science curriculum for ninthgrade students called ‘Voyages Through

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Space vision offers ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for NASA AmesSpace vision offers ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for NASA AmesSpace vision offers ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for NASA AmesSpace vision offers ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for NASA AmesSpace vision offers ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for NASA Amesgoals are sustainable.

“We have a vision about what thepriority is for NASA and the focus hereis to make this sustainable. It’s not a one-time event, it’s something that is goingto go on into the future,” Hubbard said.

Hubbard said that NASA Headquar-ters would undergo a reorganization toimplement the new space explorationpolicy and that a new enterprise, theOffice of Exploration Systems, will beresponsible for research and technologyand development of human systems forexploration. The renamed Office of Aero-nautics will focus on aeronautical re-search.

All in all, Hubbard said the newvision and goals outlined by the presi-dent are extremely gratifying, both per-sonally and professionally.

“This is the most exciting opportu-nity I’ve had in my 30-year career,”Hubbard said. “I feel very, very hon-ored and it should make each of you feelvery good about working for NASA.”

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NASA Ames Research Center iswell positioned to implement the newspace vision and space exploration pro-gram launched in January by PresidentGeorge W. Bush, according to CenterDirector G. Scott Hubbard.

“We have an extraordinary oppor-tunity to participate,” declared Hubbardduring an all-hands meeting with em-ployees Jan. 22 in the main auditoriumand broadcast throughout the center onclosed circuit television. “We live invery, very interesting times. This maybe the most dramatic shift in the agencysince the Apollo era … I have never seenanything like this before. I’m very ex-cited about it.”

Hubbard, who sat ‘dead center’ inthe fifth row in the NASA Headquartersauditorium during the president’s an-nouncement, said he believes it is thefirst time a sitting president has made amajor policy announcement from NASAHeadquarters.

Although he cautioned that fund-ing for the president’s vision has to beapproved by Congress, Hubbard notedthat Senator Barbara Boxer supports thepresident’s space exploration programand that although there are manychanges the president could have madein the fiscal year 2005 budget request, hechose to ask for additional funding forNASA.

“Without this compelling new vi-sion, we would have been flat and thenwe would have had problems,” Hubbardsaid. “It’s an extraordinary commit-ment on his part. He believes in us.”

In his announcement, the presidentcalled for NASA to extend joint roboticand human presence across the solarsystem, starting with robotic missions,and then humans returning to the moonby 2020 in preparation for the humanexploration of Mars and beyond.

Key elements of the president’s vi-sion include returning the space shuttleto flight to complete its role in construc-tion of the International Space Stationand then retiring it by the end of thedecade; developing a crew explorationvehicle (CEV) to travel beyond low Earthorbit; beginning robotic missions to themoon by 2008; and conducting roboticexploration across the solar system, in-cluding exploring Jupiter’s moons, as-teroids and other bodies, to seek evi-dence of life and conduct telescopesearches for Earth-like planets and hab-itable environments around other stars.

“It’s not just about sending humansback to the moon,” Hubbard explained.“This is about grand challenges. It’s

about exploring multiple worlds, withhumans and robots together.”

Noting that some of the best Marsscientists in the world work at Ames,Hubbard pointed out that the researchthat has been ongoing at Ames for thepast seven or eight years, such as astro-biology, solar system exploration, in-cluding the Kepler and SOFIA (Strato-spheric Observatory for Infrared As-tronomy) missions and Jupiter’s moons,“fits squarely” with the president’s vi-sion.

Turning to the president’s budgetrequest for NASA, Hubbard pointedout that the president had asked for a 5percent per year increase in NASA’sbudget over the next three years. Hesaid that even with the increase, NASA’sannual budget is still only 0.7 percent ofthe federal budget, costing taxpayersthe equivalent of only one monthly cablebill on an annual basis.

He said the new vision differs fromthe space exploration policies of theApollo era, which ended when fundingdried up. He said the president’s new


NASA Ames held a program of re-membrance on the morning of Feb. 2.The legacy of the seven Columbia astro-

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a tragedy will not occur again. We un-derstand that space exploration entailsrisk. We accept that risk. And we arefirmly committed to facing that riskopenly and squarely. We will take eachand every measured step required toreduce and mitigate that risk in all pos-sible ways to ensure that the safety ofhuman life remains paramount.

The Columbia Accident Investiga-tion Board spent seven exhaustingmonths delving into every aspect ofNASA's human spaceflight program andmade 29 separate recommendations toimprove the agency. NASA has em-braced every one of those recommenda-tions and the agency will be the betterfor it. We can thank the crew of theColumbia for this.

On Jan. 14, President George W.Bush offered NASA an exciting newopportunity as he outlined a bold na-tional vision for space exploration thatis both compelling and long term. Weare in space to stay. There is no greatertribute to the Columbia crew than torecognize their role in our renewed com-mitment to exploration. The new spaceexploration program will send robotsand humans back to the moon, to Mars,and to the far reaches of the solar sys-tem, methodically building on the foun-dation built by the crews of Apollo I,Challenger, Columbia and others whohave made the ultimate sacrifice in open-ing the space frontier.

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A typical scene at the N201 auditorium, where over 10,000 visitors enjoyedthe JASON XV live satellite broadcast of this year's scientific expedition tothe rainforests of Panama. The broadcasts were Jan. 26-30 and Feb. 2-6.

The Earth balloonportable classroomwas a featuredactivity in ‘the bigtop’ at JASON city.The balloon is 19 feetin diameter and canhold a classroom of30 students at atime. The Earthballoon was madeout of thousands ofactual NASA satellitephotographs witheach constructionseam representingone time zone. Thisevent was sponsoredby San Jose Beautiful.

Sponsored by Ames Education Office andScience Applications International Corp,JASON students studied the wide-spreadprevalence of tropical deforestation usinglarge 4-by-6- foot puzzles made from NASAsatellite photos of Panama.

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NASA Ames DART search dog teams (from left) Eva Cecil and Nessie; Bev Peabody and Legend;Kristine Crawford and Dakota and Lynne Engelbert and Lucy with astronaut Joe Tanner. Notpresent were Adela Morris and Riley, Dick Taylor and Hooper and Patricia Grant, DVM.


The Director's DiscretionaryFund (DDF) poster session is sched-uled for Thursday, Feb. 26. Theposter session will be held at theNASA Ames Conference Center(NACC, Building 3, in the patio/Mezzanine/showroom/firesidearea from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

All Ames staff members are cor-dially invited to attend. This is anopportunity to view some of the mostinnovative research being carried outat Ames.

The UAV communications equipmentpositioned outside the Ames DisasterAssistance and Rescue Team (DART) mobilevan served as the command post forevaluating the rescue technology.

This event has proven to be anexcellent forum for scientific inter-change and an excellent opportunityto look for collaborative research ideas.Ames Center Director G. ScottHubbard is planning to say a fewwords about the future direction ofthe center's DDF and internal researchand development funding. Refresh-ments will be served compliments ofthe NASA Ames Exchange.

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Playing the roles of water mishapvictims, volunteers distributed them-selves in the evaporation pond at Ames,while a small autonomous airplanecircled above with its heat sensor look-ing for human body heat.

The thermal infrared imager aboard

the unpiloted aerial vehicle (UAV)readily detected and pinpointed the vol-unteers, displaying their locations on acomputer screen along with coordinatesduring the recent demonstration. TheUAV communications equipment wasinside the Ames Disaster Assistance andRescue Team (DART) mobile commandpost -- a converted mobile van -- wherewater rescue team members evaluatedthe rescue technology.

“This system has the potential forgreatly reducing the response time tolocate victims in water emergencies,”said John Preston, an Army employeewho is in charge of the DART water-rescue team. Though the demonstra-tion test took place during the day, theprototype system also is intended toassist in nighttime water rescues as wellas in any winter or wilderness rescue.

“We are demonstrating the value ofoperating UAVs in the national airspacesystem,” said Stanley Herwitz, directorof the UAV Applications Center locatedin NASA Research Park and professorof Earth science from Clark University,Worcester, Mass. The national airspaceis the general area where private andcommercial planes operate. “We areshowing that UAVs have many uses forcivilians during emergencies such asrescues of injured or lost people in wa-ter, snow or wilderness.”

Randy Berthold, who works inAmes’ Ecosystem Science and Technol-

DART and UAV team up to locate victims in salt marshDART and UAV team up to locate victims in salt marshDART and UAV team up to locate victims in salt marshDART and UAV team up to locate victims in salt marshDART and UAV team up to locate victims in salt marshogy Branch (Code SGE), conceived ofthe idea of joining the UAV Applica-tions Center with the DART team toconduct rescues. “The demonstration isa perfect example of Ames transferringtechnology to increase the capabilitiesof search and rescue capabilities,” said

Berthold, who isfunctioning asproject manager.

The initialtest took placewith a UAV thathas a wingspanof about 8 feet. Asecond demon-stration will takeplace in the nearfuture using aUAV having a 12-foot wingspan.

“After thefirst tests, we areplanning to con-duct a demon-stration with theS t a n i s l a u sCounty Searchand Rescue Teamfor a rescue insnowy condi-tions later this

winter,” Berthold said. “We are plan-ning the same kind of coordination witha person playing the part of a lost skier.Infrared sensor technology is not new,but we are integrating it with the UAV,which is a mobile, aerial platform,” saidBerthold.

“The goal is to demonstrate the po-tential of the use of UAV technology forlarger rescue operations and homelandsecurity,” Herwitz added.

The new rescue system uses a com-bination of commercial and NASA-de-veloped technology. The Coast Guard,military and others already use thermalsensors to help detect missing persons,but the sensors are mounted in pilotedaircraft such as rescue helicopters.

“It costs thousands of dollars to flyrescue missions with these piloted air-craft,” Berthold said. The demonstra-tion team members believe that cost-effective and convenient UAV rescuetechnology ultimately will spin-off toprivate industry for wider use.

The UAV Applications Center, aspart of the NASA Research Park, is lead-ing this UAV rescue-demonstration ef-fort, linking academia, private industryand Ames. “We are intent on buildingthe general public’s confidence inUAVs,” said Herwitz.

More information about the UAVApplications Center can be found on theWorld Wide Web at http://www.uav-applications.org

For more information about NASAResearch Park, visit: http://researchpark.arc.nasa.gov/

Details about DART are on theInternet at http://dart.arc.nasa.gov.

The UAV Bat (MLB, Co.) used for the Feb. 5 airborne thermal sensor test overthe evaporation pond was launched from this car roof at the NASA Amesairfield.

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A flavor of themonth it is not

San José State University openedtwo new technology centers in the NASAResearch Park in February.

Designed to facilitate educationaland research collaborations betweenNASA and university scientists, theMetropolitan Technology Center and theSpace Technology Center are both lo-cated in Building 583C where they shareclassroom, laboratory and office space.A reception was held the morning of theopening to celebrate the signing of aSpace Act Agreement establishing the

two technology centers and setting forththe goals of the partnership.

“With the signing of this agreement,we are taking major strides in develop-ing the NASA Research Park into aworld-class, shared-use research and de-velopment campus in association withacademia, industry and non-profit or-ganizations,” said Ames Center Direc-tor G. Scott Hubbard,

“By working together, the Metro-politan Technology Center and the SpaceTechnology Center will enhance NASA’seducational programs and foster futurecollaboration with our friends in theacademic community. We look forwardto working with San José State Univer-sity in the development of both of theseexciting ventures,” he added.

The Space Technology Center iscomprised of a consortium of universi-ties, aerospace, industry and govern-ment partners led by San José State Uni-versity. The consortium also includesStanford University, Santa Clara Uni-versity and the Aerospace Corp., LosAngeles.

Under the terms of the agreement,consortium participants will workclosely with the university’s Metropoli-tan Technology Center to develop newscience and engineering technologies de-signed to enhance educational programsfor NASA and the consortium.

“The Metropolitan Technology Cen-ter will provide exciting new researchand education opportunities,” said SanJosé State University Provost MarshallGoodman. “A closer association withNASA scientists will allow for the de-

velopment ofnew researchprojects in fieldslike Earth sci-ence, biotechnol-ogy, human fac-tors and infor-mation technol-ogy. The co-lo-cation of otheru n i v e r s i t i e swithin NASAResearch Parkwill also enableour faculty towork coopera-tively with col-leagues from theUniversity ofCalifornia atSanta Cruz,Stanford Uni-versity, SantaClara Univer-

sity, Carnegie Mellon West and the com-munity colleges.”

San José State University officialssigned an agreement with NASA in No-vember 2001 to develop the Metropoli-tan Technology Center to promote re-search collaborations between NASAAmes and the California State Univer-sity system, including its campuses, or-ganized research units, and affiliates.NASA officials hailed the partnershipwith San José State University as anopportunity to “conduct joint researchin cutting-edge technologies and to de-velop new ideas to improve the region’seducation infrastructure.”

Working with the MetropolitanTechnology Center and the university’snewly formed Collaborative for HigherEducation and the Institute for Teach-ing in Science, Technology, Engineeringand Mathematics, the new consortiumoffers programs focused on educationand workforce development, researchand technology transfer of fields such asbiotechnology, energy, sensors and wire-less communication, disaster mitigation,human factors research and informa-tion technology.

Among the first educational pro-grams to be offered by the new SpaceTechnology Center is StanfordUniversity's renowned graduate engi-neering course series ‘Spacecraft Design.’

Students in the course develop a

space mission using a small satellite,followed by hands-on laboratorieswhere teams design, build, test andlaunch a real satellite.

“Since its inception 45 years ago,NASA has pushed the boundaries ofexploration and science, a philosophyStanford shares in its academic pursuits.We’re looking forward to playing a rolein NASA’s storied tradition by provid-ing world-class engineering programsto the Space Technology Center,” saidJim Plummer, School of Engineeringdean, Stanford University.

Consortium partners hope the newcollaborations will result in the devel-opment of new technologies for futurespace missions. The consortium alsowill develop a new Web-based designcenter, called the Integrated DesignNetwork. Utah State University (USU)has recently joined the Space Technol-ogy Center and plans are being devel-oped for USU to be the first remote userof the Integrated Design Network.

For more information about NASAResearch Park on the Internet, visit:http://researchpark.arc.nasa.gov

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Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbardaddresses the crowd at the recent opening ofthe technology centers at Ames.

Nancy Bussani, executive director of theMetropolitan Tech Center, shown during therecent dedication ceremony held at Ames.

Among the exhibits featured at the recent dedication ceremony wasa display of aircraft.


Ames will be commemorating the40th anniversary of the passage of theCivil Rights Act of 1964. On July 2, 1964,President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke thefollowing words before signing the billthat was to forever change the nation:

“We believe that all men are createdequal--yet many are denied equal treat-ment.

We believe that all men have certainunalienable rights--yet many Americansdo not enjoy those rights.

We believe that all men are entitledto the blessings of liberty—yet millionsare being deprived of those blessings—not because of their own failures, butbecause of the color of their skin.

The reasons are deeply imbeddedin history and tradition and the natureof man. We can understand—withoutrancor or hatred—how this all happened.

But it cannot continue. Our consti-tution, the foundation of our republicforbids it. The principles of our freedomforbid it. Morality forbids it. And thelaw I will sign tonight forbids it…”

The law that President Johnsonspoke of was the Civil Rights Act of1964. The climate of the country prior tothe passage of this law was tense. Tenyears earlier, the landmark SupremeCourt case, Brown v. Board of Educa-tion, had been decided as an end tosegregation of public schools. The deci-sion was one of the most important su-preme court decisions that initiated fed-eral action to protect civil rights. How-ever, the Brown decision did not settlethe controversy surrounding the treat-ment of minorities in the United States.African Americans, Asians, Hispanicsand Native Americans continued to facediscrimination in employment practices,education opportunities and use of pub-lic facilities. President John F. Kennedybegan the process of gaining support forthe civil rights legislation in a nationallytelevised address on June 11, 1963. Ap-proximately one year later, despite pro-tests and much debate against its pas-sage, the bill was signed into law.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 coversa variety of issues including the outlaw-ing of arbitrary discrimination in voterregistration and expedited voting rightssuits. It bars discrimination in publicaccommodations such as hotels and res-taurants, authorizes the national gov-ernment to bring suits to desegregatepublic facilities and schools, extends thelife and expands the power of the CivilRights Commission, provides for fed-eral financial assistance to be terminatedor withheld from educational institu-tions and programs that practice racial

Ames commemorates anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights ActAmes commemorates anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights ActAmes commemorates anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights ActAmes commemorates anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights ActAmes commemorates anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights Actdiscrimination and prohibits employersfrom refusing to hire or from firing ordiscriminating against any person be-cause of race, color, sex, religion or na-tional origin. The U.S. Equal Employ-ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)enforces this last clause referred to asTitle VII. EEOC also provides oversightand coordination of all federal equalemployment opportunity regulations,practices, and policies including NASA’sOffice of Equal Opportunity Programs.

To commemorate the 40th-year an-niversary of the passage of the CivilRights Act of 1964, NASA Ames Re-

search Center’s Equal Opportunity Pro-grams Office will host a series of activi-ties throughout the year. Activities willinclude panels and speakers addressingtopics on civil rights, photo exhibits andmore. Activities will be advertisedthrough centerwide e-mail, Astrogramarticles and flyers. All Ames employeesand contractors are encouraged to at-tend. For questions, contact the NASAAmes Equal Opportunity Programs Of-fice at ext. 4-1065.

NASA photo by Tom Trower

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Time.’ She was a co-principal investiga-tor on this NSF and NASA sponsoredproject and worked closely with the prin-cipal investigator, Jill Tarter of the SETIInstitute, and other co-PIs to deliver theyear-long CD-rom- based course on as-trobiology.

She has also served as a ProjectASTRO volunteer for the past decade,working with the Astronomical Societyof the Pacific to bring NASA science andastronomy into local classrooms. Shehas given many public outreach presen-tations, and will be a featured speaker in

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The Chancellor of University of California, Santa Cruz MRC Greenwood, fourth from top left, meetswith University of California President Robert Dynes and Ames Center Director, several Amesscientists and UC system officials on Jan. 26 in the Boyd Committee Room. The meeting was part ofDynes' inaugural tour of University of California sites and partners. The meeting was followed by aUniversity of California alumni reception to meet the new president in Ames’ Mars Center.

UC Chancellor visits NASA AmesUC Chancellor visits NASA AmesUC Chancellor visits NASA AmesUC Chancellor visits NASA AmesUC Chancellor visits NASA Ames

the Foothill College Silicon Valley As-tronomy series this spring.

The California Academy of Sciencesis governed by a distinguished group ofeminent scientists who have been ap-pointed in recognition of their notablecontributions to the natural sciences.Nominated by their colleagues and ap-pointed by a board of trustees, the fel-lows remain members of the academyfor life. Pendleton is preceded in elec-tion to the academy by two other NASAAmes scientists, David Morrison andDale Cruikshank.


Ames is announcing the annual callfor nominations to the NASA Softwareof the Year Award competition. Nomi-nations are due April 14 by 5:00 p.m.They can be submitted electronically toBetsy Robinson at [email protected]

The NASA Software of the YearAward competition is designed to rec-ognize outstanding software. NASA'sOffice of Safety and Mission AssuranceAssociate Administrator BryanO’Connor; Chief Information OfficerPatricia L. Dunnington and NASA'sChief Engineer Theron M. Bradley Jr.are co-sponsors. This very prestigiousaward includes a monetary Space ActAward of up to $100,000, a certificate ofrecognition and the NASA SoftwareMedal.

NASA Ames has won or placed inthe NASA Software of the Year severalyears including the following softwarepackages. Approximately $230,000 intotal was distributed to the members ofthese six teams:

2002• Cart3D (co-winner)

2000• Surface Movement Advisor (second place)

1999• Remote Agent (winner)• Ross 3D Virtual Clinic (runner-up)

1998• Center TRACON Automation System Software (winner)• Overset Tools for CFD Analysis (runner-up)

The eligible software must have:(1) been officially released by the project after all experi- mental phases have been successfully completed to the satisfaction of the customer within the last three years;(2) a NASA intellectual property interest;(3) been supported, adopted, sponsored or used by NASA;

(4) made a significant scientific or technical contribution to the NASA mission.

An Amesevaluation panelwill be formed toreview and deter-mine the Amesfinal nomination.The nominationwill be for-warded in May tothe NASA soft-ware advisorypanel. Entrieswill be judged bya NASA softwareaward reviewpanel comprisedof a software de-velopment ex-pert from eachNASA center, aNASA facilityand JPL. Afterreview, this panelwill make a rec-ommendation tothe NASA Inven-tions and Contributions Board (ICB) forfinal processing.

Please note that all software submit-ted to the Ames competition that is notforwarded for the NASA Software ofthe Year award will be sent to the ICB tobe considered for a Space Act Award. Inthe past several years, Ames softwarepackages not selected for the Ames nomi-nation have received significant SpaceAct Awards amounting in some cases toover $20,000 per team.

Documentation Required for Submit-ting a Nomination

1) NASA Form 1329 (ICB SpaceAct Award application) in its currentand standard format. This form can beobtained on the Web at http://icb.nasa.gov/ This form must be sub-mitted electronically with the exceptionof Part II of NASA Form 1329, whichmust be submitted in hard copy.

2) Letters of endorsement from thesoftware users.

3) Copies of the software, sampleapplications and data and descriptive

documentation of the package shouldbe included. The entry must be supple-mented by evidence demonstrating thesoftware’s impact, degree of innovation,

and suitability. This information will bethe primary data used in recommend-ing awards.

In addition, the following formsmust be on file in the Ames TechnologyPartnerships Division:

• NF 1679 (Invention Disclosure)• CTO-6 (Software Release Request) Contact Ames software release au-

thority Robin Orans at e-mail:[email protected] for guidance.

Entries and supporting materialsshould be submitted electronically toBetsy Robinson at [email protected] in theAmes Commercial Technology Office,by April 14. For forms and additionalquestions, contact Betsy Robinson at ext.4-3360 or via e-mail.

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Some time it willtake, but not a lot

Ombuds Office established at AmesOmbuds Office established at AmesOmbuds Office established at AmesOmbuds Office established at AmesOmbuds Office established at AmesAre you caught in a tough spot? Do

you need assistance with a significantissue or concern that you perceive couldimpact safety, organizational perfor-mance or mission success?

The agency-wide action teamchaired by Al Diaz recommended thateach center establish an Ombuds’s rolethat provides the work force (e.g., em-ployees, contractors and students) witha supplemental and confidential chan-nel of communication to raise signifi-cant issues and concerns that they per-ceive could impact safety, organizationalperformance and mission success. TheAmes Ombuds will operate under theauthority of the Ames center director.John (Jack) Boyd will serve as the AmesOmbuds. In addition to Boyd’s role asthe Ames Ombuds, he is the center’ssenior advisor for history.

The Ombuds’s role provides em-ployees, contractors and students with asupplemental channel of communica-tion to raise significant issues and con-cerns. The Ombuds office providesservices that can help you resolve andcope effectively with tough situationsthat arise that relate to safety, organiza-tional performance and mission success.

The Ombuds will redirect mattersnot under his realm to the appropriateoffice or organization with an existingadministrative system (e.g. personneland labor relations matters, union griev-ances, procurement claims and protests,litigation and other legal matters, IGinvestigations and audits, accident in-vestigation boards and other mattershandled by established processes).

The Ombuds office strives for fairand equitable resolution to questions,concerns and complaints. This couldinclude concerns with managementpractices, policies or procedures or sen-sitive issues where confidentiality isimportant.

The Ombuds is neutral and impar-tial and strives to begin each situationfree from initial bias, and to consider allsides of a situation without favoring oradvocating for one person over another.The office may develop recommenda-tions for resolution of problems andadvocate for fair processes and for ad-herence to policy.

It is a confidential resource and tothe extent permitted by law, the Ombudswill not disclose your visit or call to ouroffice without your permission. TheOmbuds also has the discretion to carryinformation forward if there is an immi-nent risk of serious harm.

The office is independent and isapart from the usual administrativestructures and decision-making bodiesat the center. It is answerable to thecenter director and is authorized to talk

to all persons at the agency in order toresolve problems.

The Ombuds office helps resolve

problems informally and works withyou to help resolve conflicts and con-cerns in a non-adversarial approach. Theoffice does not conduct formal investi-gations.

The Ombuds office location andcontact information are as follows:

Ombuds OfficeBldg. 207, Room 107;

Mailstop 207-1Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000Phone: ext. 4-6688Facsimile: ext. 4-6673Email: [email protected]

The Ombuds’s power rests on itsreputation for fairness, objectivity,tact,and respectful concern for the wel-fare of all individuals of the NASA com-munity and for the well-being of theagency.

Jack Boyd, Ames’ newly assigned Ombuds, aswell as Ames’ senior advisor for history.

NASA photo by Dominic Hart

Hubbard extols president’s space vision,Hubbard extols president’s space vision,Hubbard extols president’s space vision,Hubbard extols president’s space vision,Hubbard extols president’s space vision,exploration programexploration programexploration programexploration programexploration programcontinued from front page

NASA will pursue breakthrough tech-nologies, investigate planetary resourcesand align ongoing programs to developsustainable, affordable and flexible so-lar system exploration strategies. “Thevision is not about one-time events andthus, costs will be reduced to maintainthe affordability of the vision,” Hubbardobserved.

Among the key elements of the newspace program will be to return the spaceshuttle to flight and retire it by the end ofthe decade, following completion of theInternational Space Station, develop acrew exploration vehicle to travel be-yond low Earth orbit, begin robotic mis-sions to the moon by 2008 and humanmissions to the moon by 2020; conductrobotic exploration of Mars to search forevidence of life, to understand the his-tory of the solar system and to preparefor future human exploration.

“Timing of human missions to Marswill be based on available budgetaryresources, experience and knowledgegained from lunar exploration, discov-eries by robotic spacecraft at Mars andother solar system locations and devel-opment of required technologies andknow-how,” Hubbard ventured.

He noted that several Ames-led mis-sions will also play a key role in imple-menting the new vision, including theStratospheric Observatory for InfraredAstronomy (SOFIA) and the Kepler mis-

sion to search for habitable planets.Nanotechnology, advanced nuclear pro-pulsion technologies and advanced in-formation technologies such as autono-mous operations and human-machineinterfaces will also play an importantrole in future space exploration, accord-ing to Hubbard.

Concluding his remarks, Hubbardcautioned that the new space explora-tion policy will have to be accomplishedin a tight budgetary environment. How-ever, he voiced optimism that with thesupport of the president and an addi-tional $12 billion in new funding, NASAwill be able to carry out a robust explo-ration program.

“I cannot think of a better legacy forthe Columbia crew than this new spacevision,” Hubbard ventured. “Such ex-ploration was the reason they riskedtheir lives. This is the stuff that dreamsare made of.”



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Bill Clancey, chief scientist, human-centered computing in the Computa-tional Sciences Division, has been namedas ‘one of Irish America’s Top 100’ byIrish America magazine.

Clancey, who will be featured in themagazine’s April/May issue, was se-lected for his “impressive contributionsto the exploration of Mars and his ac-complishments in his field” by themagazine’s editorial staff. Each year,the staff honors the top 100 Irish Ameri-cans of the year in politics, entertain-ment, the arts and other fields who “havemade a difference.” Clancey will behonored at a gala awards presentationhosted by the magazine March 16 at theNew York Plaza Hotel.

In the same issue, the magazine willalso recognize its annual ‘Irish Ameri-can of the Year.’ Previous honorees ofthis special recognition include Presi-dent Bill Clinton, Senator GeorgeMitchell and Frank McCourt, amongother notables. This year, Senator HillaryClinton will present the award to JohnSweeney, president of the AFL-CIO.

“I am delighted to receive this awardand happy especially for Irish Americato highlight our work at NASA,” Clanceysaid upon learning of his selection forthe honor.

In the forthcoming article, authorMichele Barber-Perry notes that Clancey“heads a team of explorers at the pri-

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Your neat ideas canbe used at Ames

vately funded Mars Society, who simu-late what life will be like for humanexplorers on Mars.” She writes that inhis Mars Analog Research Station

(MARS) project, Clancey’s team of com-puter scientists, geologists and explor-ers has constructed habitats in the Cana-dian Arctic, the American southwest,the Australian outback and Iceland thatare similar to the conditions on the sur-face of Mars.

Clancey, who is described as a “com-puter scientist specializing in artificialintelligence,” also holds several research

Bill Clancey, one of ‘Irish America’s Top 100.’

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Emmett Fry passed away on Nov. 7,2003, in Tulsa, Okla. at the age of 75following a brave struggle with LewyBody disease.

Born in Oklahoma City on May 1,1928, Fry attended the University ofOklahoma. He interrupted his school-ing to serve in the army air corp wherehe survived an airplane crash that costhim his right arm up to the shoulder. Hehad a prosthetic device to replace hismissing arm, which he named ‘Oscar,’but only used Oscar for flying or shoot-ing snooker or pool.

Fry completed his schooling andgraduated as an aeronautical engineer,later to be known as an aerospace engi-neer. After several job changes, Frysettled at NASA Ames where he spentthe next 33 years as an aerospace engi-neer in flight controls. He trained all ofthe Apollo astronauts on how to fly theircapsule and was involved in the researchof winglets-airplane wingtips turned up.His testing included an around-the-world flight as a co-pilot in a BeechcraftBonanza to commemorate the single

engine flight of Wily Post.He was also project manager of the

certification team that wrote the specifi-cations and protocols for the Concordeairliner to land and take off from U.S.airports. While doing so, he masteredflying the Concorde via the flight simu-lator. Fry provided free air transporta-tion to many evangelists, preachers andteachers up and down the Californiacoast.

One of Fry’s favorite missions wasto spend vacation time in the PhilippineIslands working as a bush pilot. Hehelped the homeless with shelter andfood, and set up a telephone answeringsystem in his home in San Jose as a callcenter for child evangelism fellowshipfor children to hear of the love of Jesus.He was highlighted in the ‘Do-ers Pro-

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He raced sports cars and handled allthe maintenance. He could swim andsnow ski, play tennis and is probablythe only one-armed person ever to earnthe FAA, Airframe and Powerplant Li-cense certification to inspect and repairairplanes and ‘sign off’ on their airwor-thiness.

Fry is survived by a daughter, fourgrandchildren and one great-grand-child, two brothers and many other rela-tives and friends to whom he was a veryspecial man.

Memorial gifts may be made toCrossroads Bible Church and ChildEvangelism Fellowship.


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To eliminate workthat is lameaf2m.arc.nasa.gov

Technology secretary visits AmesTechnology secretary visits AmesTechnology secretary visits AmesTechnology secretary visits AmesTechnology secretary visits Ames

The Silicon Valley AstronomyLecture Series will present a talk inMarch. The speaker will be Dr. JamesKaler of the University of Illinois,who will give a non-technical, illus-trated talk entitled: ‘Extreme Stars:The Strangest Critters in the StellarZoo.’

Date: March 3Time: 7 p.m.Place: Smithwick Theater Foothill College, El Monte Road and Freeway 280, in Los Altos Hills

The event is free and open to thepublic. Parking on campus costs $2.

For more information, call theseries hot-line at (650) 949-7888.

The event is co-sponsored byNASA Ames, the Foothill CollegeAstronomy Program, the SETI Insti-tute and the Astronomical Society ofthe Pacific.

Kaler, the author of a dozenpopular books and introductorytexts, will discuss the strangest starsastronomers have discovered. Theseinclude stars as big as the orbit ofJupiter or so small they have "gonedown the drain," stars with lethalmagnetism and stars that whirl sofast they would be a blur. Strangestof all are double star systems, wherestars hurl hot material at each otheror one star can eventually kick itsneighbor out of the system entirely.

Learn about the mysteries of starbirth and death during this rarenorthern California appearance byone of the best astronomy popular-izers in the country. Kaler is theauthor of such books as ‘The Great-est Hundred Stars,’ ‘The Little Bookof Stars’and ‘Extreme Stars’ and ap-pears frequently on Illinois televi-sion and radio.

AstronomyAstronomyAstronomyAstronomyAstronomylecture presentslecture presentslecture presentslecture presentslecture presents

positions with various universities andagencies, including as senior researchscientist at the Institute for Human andMachine Cognition at the University ofWest Florida. Clancey says his researchgoal is to develop practical applicationsbased on the differences between peopleand computer programs called “human-centered computing.”

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In January, Phillip Bond, theundersecretary for technology of theDepartment of Commerce (DOC), vis-ited Ames. Bond is the highest rank-ing technology official in the Depart-ment of Commerce, supervising suchagencies as the National Institute ofStandards and Technology, the Of-fice of Technology Policy and theNational Technical Information Ser-vice.

Phillip J. Bond, the undersecretary for technology of the Department ofCommerce, during a recent visit to Ames.

While at NASA Ames, Bond dis-cussed collaboration between the DOCand Ames on such topics as informa-tion technology, nanotechnology andhomeland security. He also wasbriefed on the innovative mechanismsbeing developed at Ames to createand build the NASA Research Park.

Finally, Bond toured the collapsedstructure test facility of the AmesDART team.

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Established in October 1985, IrishAmerica magazine publishes articles ona range of political, economic, social andcultural themes important to IrishAmericans living in the United States.Each year, the magazine hosts severalmajor events, including the Top 100Awards, the Top Irish American Busi-ness Leaders, and the Wall Street 50.


Above are the runners who com-pleted all of the Fitness Center races in2003. The running events include 10monthly 5K runs, fall and spring 10Kraces, plus fall and spring 2 mile funruns. Dedicated runners from left toright who were recognized in Januarywith certificates were: Rick McIlmoil,Mike Rogers, fitness coordinator

Purchasers -- remember to buy ‘the right stuff’Purchasers -- remember to buy ‘the right stuff’Purchasers -- remember to buy ‘the right stuff’Purchasers -- remember to buy ‘the right stuff’Purchasers -- remember to buy ‘the right stuff’This is the third article in a series on

purchasing recycled products that meetfederal requirements listed in the Com-prehensive Procurement Guideline(CPG).

Chances are good that if you orderoffice supplies from Stores Stock, theEnvironmental Services office, Code QE,will visit you. Through an on-going

outreach effort to help employees com-ply with green purchasing requirements,Code QE has targeted over 120 employ-ees to give unannounced one-on-oneinstruction and ordering references forbuying recycled content products. Thistraining is designed to help employeesto remember to buy the ‘right stuff.’

The CPG listThe U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency created a list of all products thatmust contain recycled materials whenpurchased by federal agencies. The CPGlists recycled content ranges for com-mercially available products. These arethe minimum requirements. AmesStores Stock has a two-page list withstock numbers for CPG items. The GSAsupply catalog identifies these productswith a CPG logo, a small orange coloredbox next to the item stock number. CodeQE will give you a copy of the CPG listduring the one-on-one training. Or youcan get it now on the Web at http://www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm.

NASA’s waiver formIn addition to knowing how to or-

der recycled products, purchasers needto know that purchasing recycled con-tent items in the U.S. EPA’s CPG is man-datory. Purchasers must fill out a waiverif they wish to purchase products thatare not of the required recycled content.Visit the U.S. EPA’s Web site at http://www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm forthe list of products. The waiver is avail-able on the Web at http://q/qe/forms/

recycle_waiver_req.pdf. Keep copies ofthe waiver with your other forms as this

is a mandatory requirement. Submit-ting the waiver (see photo) only takes afew minutes. Buying green is the law

Any NASA or contract employeewho makes purchases needs to readNASA Procedural Requirements NPR8830.1. The NPR is located on the CodeQE Web site at http://q/qe/p2/ and onthe NASA on-line directives informa-

tion system on the Web at http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov. Chapter 3 de-

scribes the waiver. Federal law andexecutive order requires NASA to havea green purchasing program and awaiver process.

For further informaiton, contactChristel VanArsdale at ext. 4-1175 or theauthor at ext. 4-1406.

BY MARK LACY

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Make a goal to complete all 14 racesin 2004. Monthly runs are the thirdTuesday of every month.


Ongoing Event CalendarAmes Amateur Radio Club, third Thursday of

each month, 12 noon, N-T28 (across from N-255).POC: Michael Wright, KG6BFK, at ext. 4-6262.

Ames Ballroom Dance Club. Classes onTuesdays. Beginning classes meet at 6:15 p.m.Higher-level class meets at 5:15 p.m. Held in Bldg.944, the Rec. Center. POC: Helen Hwang,[email protected], 4-1368.

Ames Bowling League, Palo Alto Bowl onTuesday nights. Seeking full-time bowlers andsubstitutes. Questions to sign up: Mike Liu at ext. 4-1132.

Ames Child Care Center Board of DirectorsMtg, every other Thursday (check Web site formeeting dates: http://accc.arc.nasa.gov), 12 noon to1:30 p.m., N-210, Rm. 205. POC: Cheryl Quinn, ext 4-5793.

Ames Contractor Council Mtg, first Wednesdayeach month, 11 a.m., N-200, Comm. Rm. POC: AnitaFogtman, ext. 4-4432.

Ames Diabetics (AAD), 1st & 3rd Weds, 12 noon to1 p.m., at Ames Mega Bites, Sun room. Support groupdiscusses news affecting diabetics. POC: Bob Mohlenhoff,ext. 4-2523/e-mail at: [email protected].

Ames Federal Employees Union (AFEU) Mtg, thirdWednesday of ea. month, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Bldg. 221,Rm 104. Guests welcome. Info at: http://www.afeu.org.POC: Marianne Mosher, ext. 4-4055.

Ames Mac Support Group Mtg, third Tuesday of ea.month, 11:30 a.m.to 1 p.m., Bldg. N262, Rm 180. POC:Julie ext. 4-4694 or Tony ext. 4-0340.

Ames Model Aircraft Club, flying radio-controlledaircraft at the north end of Parsons Ave. on weekendmornings. POC: Mark Sumich, ext. 4-6193.

Ames Sailing Club Mtg, second Thursday of ea.month (Feb through Nov), from 11.30 a.m. -1 p.m. in thespecial events room in the Ames Visitor Center in N-223.All are welcome. POC: Jeff Smith, ext. 4-2586.

Environmental, Health and Safety InformationForum, first Thursday of each month, 8:30 a.m. to9:30 a.m., Bldg. 221/Rm 155. URL: http://q.arc.nasa.gov/qe/events/EHSseries/ POC: Stacy St.Louis at ext. 4-6810.

The Hispanic Advisory Committee forExcellence HACE Mtg, first Thurs of month in N255room 101C from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. POC: EricKristich at ext. 4-5137 and Mark Leon at ext. 4-6498.

Jetstream Toastmasters, Mondays, 12 p.m. to 1p.m., N-269/Rm.179. POC: Becky Brondos at ext. 4-1959, [email protected] or Bob Hilton atext. 4-1783, [email protected].

Nat'l Association of Retired Federal Employees,(NARFE). Former and current federal employees. Youronly contact with Congress. Join to protect yourfederal retirement. Chptr #50 meets the first Fri. ofeach month at HomeTown Buffet, 2670 El Camino (atKiely), S. Clara, 11 a.m. lunch. January meeting is onJan. 9. POC Earl Keener (408) 241-4459 or NARFE 1-800-627-3394.

Native American Advisory Committee Mtg,fourth Tues each month, 12 noon to 1 p.m., Bldg. 19,Rm 1096. POC: Mike Liu at ext. 4-1132.

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It is important that exceptional en-gineering and scientific research byAmes staff members be recognized andrewarded. One of the more meaningfulforms of recognition is to be selected asan Ames Associate Fellow. Nomina-tions of individuals for this special hon-orary designation are now being re-quested and are due March 19.

Appointments as Ames AssociateFellows are for two-year terms and carrya personal honorarium of $2,000, a re-search stipend of $20,000 available uponaward of the associate fellowship and aprogrammatic grant not to exceed $2,500for travel to technical meetings of per-sonal choice over the two-year period ofthe award.

Any Ames civil servant researcheror engineer with five or more years ofservice with NASA is eligible for nomi-nation. Army personnel and IPAs work-ing within the NASA organization arealso eligible. Since the award is not formanagement-related work, divisionchiefs and above are not eligible for thisaward.

Nominations of eligible staff mem-bers may be made by any Ames staffmember and should be in the form of amemorandum (not to exceed two pages)addressed to the chairperson of the AmesScience and Technology Council (ASTC)Stephanie Langhoff, Mail Stop 230-3.Include a curriculum vitae, publicationlist, list of contributed and invited talksand other supporting material. In addi-tion, a minimum of two (maximum ofthree) letters of recommendation is re-quired, with at least one of these comingfrom persons outside of Ames. Nomina-

tions need not have the concurrence ofAmes line management. Selection ofassociate fellows will be made by theASTC. Nominating memoranda shouldaddress each of the three basic criteriathat will be used in selecting individualsfor this honor.

Those criteria are:• Sustained innovative and creative contributions to progress in the nominee's field of activity;• recognition by a nominee's peers of the quality and significance of his/her work; and•Reasonable expectation of continued high quality work by the nominee

Call for 2003 Ames Associate Fellow nominationsCall for 2003 Ames Associate Fellow nominationsCall for 2003 Ames Associate Fellow nominationsCall for 2003 Ames Associate Fellow nominationsCall for 2003 Ames Associate Fellow nominationsThe emphasis for the nomination is

on current work, such as work per-formed within three to five years priorto nomination. Nominating memorandashould indicate the basis for believingthat the nominee meets the above crite-ria. Since this is a very special recogni-tion, we generally select no more thantwo Ames Associate Fellows per year.

A list of previous Ames AssociateFellow winners is on the ASTC Website at http://abrc.arc.nasa.gov/11_assoc.html

For more information or questionsregarding these nominations, contactAmes' Chief Scientist StephanieLanghoff, ASTC chairperson, at ext. 4-6213.

Protection Services units for the monthof January 2004 is shown below.


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[email protected] and must be resubmitted foreach issue. Ads must involve personal needs or items; (nocommercial/third-party ads) and will run on a space-available basis only. First-time ads are given priority. Adsmust include home phone numbers; Ames extensions andemail addresses will be accepted for carpool and lost andfound ads only. Due to the volume of material received,we are unable to verify the accuracy of the statementsmade in the ads. Caveat emptor!

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Ask about NASA customized gifts for specialoccasions. Make your reservations for Chase Park

Mega Bites Mega Bites Mega Bites Mega Bites Mega Bites N-235 (6 a.m. to 2 p.m.)N-235 (6 a.m. to 2 p.m.)N-235 (6 a.m. to 2 p.m.)N-235 (6 a.m. to 2 p.m.)N-235 (6 a.m. to 2 p.m.)ext. 4-5969ext. 4-5969ext. 4-5969ext. 4-5969ext. 4-5969

Visitor Center Gift ShopVisitor Center Gift ShopVisitor Center Gift ShopVisitor Center Gift ShopVisitor Center Gift Shop N-943 N-943 N-943 N-943 N-943(10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ext. 4-5412(10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ext. 4-5412(10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ext. 4-5412(10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ext. 4-5412(10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) ext. 4-5412

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Open 7 days a week, 7:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. Ratesfrom $40 - $50.

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Check web site for discounts to local attractions,http://exchange.arc.nasa.gov and click on tickets.

Information about products, services andopportunities provided to the employee and contractorcommunity by the Ames Exchange Council. Visit theweb site at: http://exchange.arc.nasa.gov

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See daily menu at: http://exchange.arc.nasa.gov

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All Ames employees are invited to submitarticles relating to Ames projects and activities forpublication in the Astrogram. When submittingstories or ads for publication, submit your mate-rial, along with any questions, in MS word by e-mail to: [email protected] on or be-fore the deadline.

To hear the centerwide statusrecording, call (650) 604-9999 forinformation announcements andemergency instructions for Amesemployees. You can also listen to1700 KHz AM radio for the sameinformation.

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Lake Tahoe-Squaw Valley Townhse, 3bd/2ba.View of slopes, close to lifts. Per night: $250, two nightminimum. Includes linens, cleaning, propane fireplace,fully equipped. Call (650) [email protected]

South Lake Tahoe cottage w/wood fireplace, hottub. Rates $50 to $130 per night. Call (650) 967-7659or (650) 704-7732.

Vacation rental, Bass Lake, 4 mls south of Yosemite.3bd/1.5 ba, TV, VCR, MW, frplc, BBQ, priv. boat dock.Sleeps 8. $1,050/wk. Call (559) 642-3600 or (650) 390-9668.

Big Sur vacation rental, secluded 4bd/2ba house incanyon setting. Fully eqpd kitchen. Access to priv.beach. Tub in patio gdn. Halfway between Carmel andBig Sur. $175/night for 2; $225 for 4 and $250 formore, plus $150 cleaning dep. Call (650) 328-4427.

Incline Village: Forest pines, Lake Tahoe condo, 3bd/2 ba, sleeps 8. Fireplc, TV/VCR, MW, W/D, jacuzzi,sauna, pool. $120/night low season; $155/night highseason. $90 cleaning fee and 12% Nevada room tax.Charlie (650) 366-1873.

Tahoe Donner vacation home, 2 bd/2ba. trees,deck, sun, fun. Access to pools, spa, golf, horsebackriding, $280 wkend, $650 week. Call (408) 739-9134.

Pine Mountain Lake vacation home. Access to golf,tennis, lake, swimming, horseback riding, walk to beach.Three bedrooms/sleeps 10. $100/night. Call (408) 799-4052 or (831) 623-4054.

Spacious 2 bdrm Maui suite available (canaccommodate up to 6 people) for 1 week. Cookingfacilities, color TV, swimming pools, access to beach andmuch more. Located nearby shopping centers, golfcourses, and all water activities. $1,200 a week or B/O.Call (408) 446-4416 for more information.

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ServantsNot recordablefirst aid cases 1 3

Recordable nolost time cases 0 0

Lost time cases* 0 0

Restricted duty days 0 0

Lost work days 0 0

Data above is as of 1/26/04.*(Under new OSHA rules, lost timeis defined as lost work days,restricted duty or job transfer.)

For rent: Large 2 bd/1-1/2 ba apt. in 4-plex, includeshigh-speed wireless Internet access. Sunnyvale, close toAmes. $1,150/mo. N/S. Call (408) 739-3303. For detailssee http://www.peacham.homeip.net/rental.htm

For rent: 2 bd/2 ba condo. 2 car garage, W/D,refrigerator, central A/C, pool and spa, 3 miles from Ames.$1,600/mo. Call (408) 507-0906.

For sale: Lake Shasta 2 bd/1 ba. houseboat, 42' withnecessary permit. Two four cycle engines -- for cleanenvironment -- outboards. Fero-concrete hulls, for nomaintenance or rust. Vinyl siding, $55,000. Call (650) 968-4155 or e-mail [email protected]

For rent: 3bd/2 ba townhouse, in Cupertino (Park VillaCircle) near De Anza College; one mile from freeways 280/85. 2-car garage, new carpet and interior paint, centralA/C. $1,850 per month plus security dep. Month-to-

month after initial 90-day lease. No pets. Call (408) 255-6501 or e-mail [email protected].

38ft Teton 5th wheel trailer set up in a Mountain Viewpark 5 minutes from Ames. Lots of extras including privatelaundry room. Must see. John (650) 938-9922.

Share brand new 2 bdrm luxury apartment (1,100sq.ft) located in shopping center w/supermarket, Starbucks,cleaners and fast food, in Foster City. Easy access to 101,92 and 280. (20 mins from Moffett). Sunny master suite w/walk-in closet, priv. bathrm, fully furnished, including T.V./cable/VCR., indoor swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, gymand kitchen privileges. Seeking prof’l female, $800/utilsincluded, available April 1. Call (650) 349-0238.

‘88 MAZDA RX-7. 88K orig. miles. Automatictransmission. Good condition. Red. Lots of fun. $3,500.Charlotte Linde at [email protected] or (650) 367-6278.

'91 BMW 325i convertible, 96K mls, leather interior, 6CD changer, auto windows, heated seats, brand newconvertible top, A/C, excellent condition. $8,600. Tim(408) 406-8242.

Moving sale -- Miscellaneous furniture, matching loveseats, bookcases, desks, maple drop-leaf table, oak barstools (2), antique love seat, antique calendar clock, filecabinets, folding chairs, stacking chairs, folding table, andmuch more. Annette (650) 964-2656.

Moving? Need packing peanuts? Have four one-cubic-foot bags of packing peanuts. $3 each. Wendy(650) 969-7876 (eves).

Carters rocking bassinet with retractable wheels; whitew/ blue pattern; has overhead canopy and ample storageunderneath. Great condition. $15. Call (408) 295-2160.

For sale: computer hutch, good shape, $50. Excelexercise bike, $40. Call: (408) 945-3917 or [email protected]

Graco 2-speed electric baby swing. White enamelfinish with blue trim. Great condition. $15. Call (408)295-2160.

Kid's computer desk and two chairs, winner of theJuvenile Products Manufacturer Assoc. 2000 Best in ShowNew Product. To view the product, visit the Web at:www.kidstation.com and click on furniture. $95. Azi(650) 740-3671.

Double bed mattress (firm), platform and rolling bedframe, excellent condition. $100. Sunrise alarm clock,awaken naturally to a simulated sunrise. Has a back-upaudible alarm. $100. Wendy (650) 969-7876 (eve).

Medela pump-in-style breast pump. Good condition.$100. Call (650) 367-0579.

Credenza/hutch, 20in x 30in x 46in, beautiful honey-laquer finish, excellent condition, $350. Call (650) 473-0604.

Got books, CDs, VHS, DVDs orCD-ROMs that you no longer need?Then donate them for the benefit ofNASA's daycare and PSF preschool.

For pickup or drop off arrange-ments, contact Maya at [email protected] or call (650) 988-6993.

Looking forLooking forLooking forLooking forLooking forused books . . .used books . . .used books . . .used books . . .used books . . .

‘96 (15) passenger van.105K miles, $6,775. Call(408) 835-6783.

‘02 Honda Odyssey, 28K mls, leather, DVD,granite green, exc cond, all service records, nd smallercar due to health issue, $25,500. Call (408) 241-5189or e-mail [email protected].


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New supply store opens at AmesNew supply store opens at AmesNew supply store opens at AmesNew supply store opens at AmesNew supply store opens at Ames

The newly opened government supply store at NASA Ames located in bulidng N-255is shown above.

The Logistics Management Branch(in the warehouse building N-255) willbe enhancing their stores stock and just-

in-time supply system with a new self-service store.

Mark your calendars for the Feb. 26grand opening of the new retail NASAsupply store in building N-255. Thenew store will carry a full line of officeproducts, paper products, computer ac-cessories, janitorial and cleaning sup-

plies, tool and repair items and manyother supplies to meet the daily needs ofpeople at Moffett Field. Customers will

be able to browse the nearly 10,000 sq. ft.of first class retail shopping space for awide variety of products displayed oncommercial shelving for ease of selec-tion.

Friendly store staff will be availableto assist shoppers. After customers com-plete their selections, they take the shop-

ping carts to the checkout counter whereretail store staff will complete the check-out.

The supply store has an extensivespecial order program for all common,non-stock supplies, which can usuallybe delivered in one to two days. Addi-tionally, the store can source most otheritems from a broad range of commer-cial, industrial and government supplysources. The store will also accept phoneorders at ext. 4-6801, fax orders at 4-6802and electronic orders at [email protected] beginning inFebruary.

The NASA supply store is designedto provide convenient, one-stop shop-ping for a full line of commercial, brand-name and mandatory source products,including JWOD, at competitive priceswith free delivery at NASA Ames. Thestore accepts all government credit cardsor other authorized transactions fromgovernment activities or contractors.Store hours will be daily Mondaythrough Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m.

The store will be operated by Asso-ciated Industries for the Blind (AIB)under a no-fee service agreement withNASA Ames. AIB operates supply storesfor the Army, Navy, Air Force, CoastGuard and the Veterans Administration(VA), including at Coast Guard IslandAlameda and San Francisco VA Medi-cal Center.

You are invited to the grand open-ing of the NASA supply store on Thurs-day Feb. 26, 2004 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Use the store entrance on the northside of Building N-255.

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